Gotta Love Simmons

by Tommy Dee on July 24th, 2010 at 11:49 am
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Bill Simmons

@sportsguy33: Trade Machine Picasso's 4-teamer to get CP3 to Orlando. NO also gets 6m (from NYK + Orl) + Orl's '11 1st pick. http://tinyurl.com/2b7ca62

Jul 24, 2010 @ 03:39 PM from web

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  • dino2008

    that is the worst trade for the knicks…. so dumb.

  • Qaspec

    Simmons is a doosh

  • bubbacj24

    I have been looking at that trade for over ten minutes now, and I still can’t come up with a single reason that the Knicks would do this trade. It’s essentially a swap of Toney Douglas for TJ Ford (horrible), Wilson Chandler and Turiaf for Peja (Thanks, but we have Gallo), plus we throw in Azibuike, CURRY’S EXPIRING, and $3 Million!!! That is dreadful. Sorry, but Isiah isn’t the GM anymore/yet.

  • KnickKam

    RU F***IN KIDDIN ME! GO GET MENTAL HELP!!

  • KnickKam

    horrible trade for the Knicks!!

  • AbstractReality

    Who is Bill Simmons?

    And why would he think that the Knicks would want to do that…?

  • BiggieSmalls

    does this even merit a post?

  • Qaspec

    he’s trying to be funny and rile up knick fans

  • sreg73

    That is the dumbest trade I’ve ever seen. This from a guy that doesn’t have any perspective from a Knick standpoint. That trade is like giving up Eddy Curry straight up for Chris Paul.

  • DinnerDog

    The Isiah Thomas of the trade machine.

  • bagadonuts

    What an awful hypothetical trade. And he calls himself the trade machine picasso? More like the trade machine pre-schooler with finger paint. What a dolt.

  • k-hodge

    What a tool! ROFL! Are you kidding me? that was a joke right?

  • Lebris Jamosh aka ridiculous upside

    Simmons likes pissing on knick fans for attention. Whatever. Found this interesting on hooopsworld:

    “Just days before “The Decision” aired on ESPN, James and Paul had a lengthy phone conversation with Amar’e Stoudemire, who had just signed with the New York Knicks. The trio discussed the possibility of playing together in New York. Stoudemire was already there, James would sign next, and then Paul would demand a trade to the Knicks.”

    http://tinyurl.com/3xe4ker

  • grahambo86

    To be fair..it includes the Knicks so I guess. lol

  • grahambo86

    That clearly didn’t work out for whatever reason.

  • bartnyk

    Why exactly are we getting involved in that?

    He must be smoking to much pot

  • dberk12

    The Knicks are going to give up salary cap flexibility in 2011 for Peja and Ford? Uhhhh, I don’t think so.

  • bartnyk

    Can someome re-tweet Bill “WHY?!”

  • MUGSY

    http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine

    is this legal? and would you guys do this if it is what it took?

  • Lebris Jamosh aka ridiculous upside

    You have to “save” it and then get the updated URL for it to link.

  • MUGSY

    the link is wrong but its the 3 guys we got from GS curry chandler douglas for okafor paul anyone interested?

  • MUGSY
  • dreamer3kx

    wow thats our whole team, ha, jeez.

  • Mucha

    LMFAO

  • Lebris Jamosh aka ridiculous upside

    That’s a no-brainer. Bigger question is would you be willing to give up Gallo AND Randolph. I would.

  • Mucha

    I think that’s the best deal

    Fair trade

  • Mucha

    Eddy Curry
    Ronny Turiaf
    Kelenna Azabuike
    Wilson Chandler
    Anthony Randolph
    Toney Douglas

    For

    Chris Paul
    Emeka Okafor

    Official theknicksblog trade proposal lol?

  • dberk12

    Very interested. Can’t turn down a deal like that for a franchise PG. Yes, I did say the same thing when we got Marbury but hopefully we won’t get struck by lightening twice.

  • dino2008

    that will never happen. NO doesnt even have enough roster spots.

    KEEP GALLO AND RANDOLPH!

  • Mucha

    They have 9 players under contract – 4 additional player will fit in I believe.

    Paul
    Walker
    Gallinari
    Stoudemire
    Okafor

    + Felton, Mozgov

    That’s a powerhouse with a bright future in the East. You know I love the kid but I couldn’t care less about Randolph if we can build a championship team and somehow keep the italian stallion.

  • MUGSY

    works for me lol

  • HATEHEAT

    They are both expirings

  • HATEHEAT

    I can only imagine that the ONLY benefit of that trade for NY is to clear more cap space to sign FAs.
    Fors and Peja come off the books for $22.7mil
    Both those guys can contribute off the bench, but we can do better.

  • dino2008

    first off, i highly highly doutb chris paul is going anywhere. if you trade a top 5 player in the game, you might as well just shut down the franchise. NO fans are good fans, but i doubt they would tolerate trading paul.

    secondly, gallinari an randolph will have to be included in the deal imo. and im in walsh i say flat out “no thank you.”

    for one, gallinari randolph felton (in mikes system) > than paul and okafor

    okafor has a killer contract and although paul is a phenomenal player (top 5) it scares me to think that both he and amare have severe knee issues.

    listen, u all know i how feel about gallo. in regard to randolph, i think this kid has hall of fame skills and i personally feel like mike will get the best out of him. lets stand pat, develop our kids, and give ray felton a chance in mikes system before we trade two studs plus more young talent for paul and okafor. i am extremley excited about seeing this young core develop. get me another shooter and were lookin like a 6 or 7 seed imo.

  • donnie walsh

    I put together one. AR, wil, curry, and turiaf or azubuke plus a future 1st to new Orleans for Paul and posey. Néw Orleans also sends emeka to Detroit who send prince’s expiring to no. Works under cap. Pistons finally get a true center (plus dinars seems to have no grasp of what constitutes a bad deal).. NO gets a ton of cap space coming off the books and get actual young
    pieces. Knicks get their guy.

    Now maybe new Orleans can get more, I don’t know, but this wouldn’t be terrible for them.

  • hostdude99

    Ha, that sucks. I would love Paul, but not at the expense of sending back a lot of young building blocks. Paul gets hurt and complains a lot. I think that Felton has got some real balls taking only a 2 year contract with an unguaranteed 3rd year while everyone else around him was signing for ridiculous numbers. He’s telling the world he’s got something to prove and he’s going to prove it in NY. I love that and it’ll be most interesting to see what he can bring with Dant’s offense.

    My preference would be to settle down with this group and then try to get Melo next year. I think that a starting group that includes AR, Amare, Melo and Galo would be quite the crew in the eastern conf. Throw in Turiaf and the Russian to hip check Lecon and Bosh into the first row and we’d at least be getting back to the early 90s.

    Then again, we never won a championship in the 90s either so what do I know. But at least it was fun.

  • Namifi

    If we give up all of this, what do we have left; Stod, Paul and what else?

  • Namifi

    “KEEP GALLO AND RANDOLPH!”

    your half right, keep Randolph!

  • Jahno

    I’m glad there are still Knicks fans with some sense. There is no way I trade half the team for Paul and Okafor. The Hornets crippled their franchise with Okafor’s contract and he would have the same effect here. It’s a really stupid move, especially since there are lots of other options out there.

  • flossy

    HA WOW, not even Isiah could have dreamed up a trade that sh*tty. We give up half our roster in return for a few extra mil of cap room next summer while helping Orlando acquire Chris Paul??? That has got to be a joke. I’d be outside Donnie’s office with a torch and a pitchfork if that actually went down.

  • gianthinker

    That is a terrible trade idea.

  • RyanG

    LOL, not only would the Knicks not make that trade, but they’d never help someone else acquire Chris Paul.

  • jg1170

    Horrible, horrible, horrible……

  • PickNY

    NY is in the driving seat. Sit back and wait for Melo and then wait for CP3 when he comes available in two years. Amare & Melocan sway CP3 to choose NY when his contract is up. NY should not be in a hurry because we do have chips when the time comes for us to make decisions next year and in the coming future!

    Don’t need to get caught up with ignorant folks making crazy speculations. It’s oftly quiet in the Melo camp. It seems he knows what he going to do and NY waiting in the cut:>)

  • Bloop33

    Bill Simmons is a Bird.

  • gamekrazy11

    http://tiny.cc/l51t2

    Eh, it could work, but I don’t know if Rip Hamilton would agree…

  • http://www.nomoreonionbags.com trenttucker

    Ha. +1

  • Mucha

    A guess a perennial 50-win team is a ridiculous suggestion?

    Paul
    Gallinari
    Stoudemire
    Okafor

    Can do better than what our current roster will ever be capable of doing.

  • Mucha

    @ Jahno

  • powersirg

    That trade is the worst…click this link its a 3 way trade btw the knicks, hornets and blazers…both the knicks and blazers benefit from the trade while the hornets get a lot of good young talent/expiring contracts and you can include future first round picks…
    http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=2abjgcc

  • giantg

    Simmons is the best sports writer of this generation, his style is unique, he is prolific in the extreme, he is witty, humorous, fearless and usually right on target. Unfortunately the NY Knicks are his kryptonite; their relevance renders him unable to functio and in these tweets he truly seems unbalanced.